AISI D2 Cold Work Tool Steel (DIN 1.2379) - High Carbon High Chromium (HCHC) Knife Steel

California Knife & Blade manufactures and supplies quality industrial machine knives and blades completely manufactured from D2 (DIN 1.2379).

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Steel Properties: Dimensionally stable, high carbon, high-chromium (11%) steel, particularly suitable for air hardening. D2 steel provides superior hardness, high wear-resistance, good toughness, sufficient machinability, and excellent compressive and impact strength.

Application: High-duty cutting tools, blanking and punching tools, wood working tools, shear blades for cutting light-gauge material, thread rolling tools, tools for drawing, deep drawing and cold extrusion, pressing tools for the ceramics and pharmaceutical industries, cold rolls (working rolls) for multiple-roll stands, measuring instruments and gauges, small moulds for the plastics industry where excellent wear resistance is required.

Chemical composition (average %) of AISI D2 Cold Work Tool Steel (DIN 1.2379)

Obtainable hardness: 58 - 60 Rc

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California Knife & Blade is committed to manufacturing and supplying highest quality industrial knives and industrial blades at affordable prices and delivering its quality blades exceptionally right on time within an average lead time of two weeks or usually even less.

We are highly specialized in and capable of manufacturing Custom Blades & OEM Industrial Knives and Industrial Blades for a wide variety of converting industries and medical industry.

* Paper Cutting Knives, Paper Trimmers, Guillotine Knives & Blades
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